Kinetic Physics, Turbulence, Waves, and Reconnection (IS)

Leads:

Mihailo Martinović, University of Arizona, USA

Luca Sorriso-Valvo, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Italy

Julia Stawarz, Imperial College London, UK

Objectives:

1.) Kinetic Physics:

• Ion and electron velocity distribution functions

• Wave-particle resonant interactions and energy exchange between plasma and fields

• Energy partition among different species and non-thermal distributions

• Thermodynamic regulation by kinetic instabilities and collisions

• Radial evolution of plasma energetics and heat flux

• Kinetic processes related to heavy ions

2.) Turbulence and Waves:

• Energy injection scales of turbulence and their connection to coronal structures

• Scale of transition to the turbulent cascade and inertial range physics

• Ion transition, kinetic range, electron scales and dissipation processes

• Energy injection, transfer and dissipation rates

• |Anisotropy, compressibility and intermittency from injection to dissipation scales

• Instabilities and waves around plasma characteristic frequencies and scales

3.) Reconnection and Small-scale Structure:

• Reconnection structure and exhausts associated both with CMEs and HCS, and small-scale current sheets

• Small-scale structures: flux ropes/plasmoids, holes and diamagnetic

• Cavities, solitons

• Switchbacks

• Structure related to waves, instabilities and wave-particle interactions

Google group: solo_wg_kinetic_turbulence_waves_reconnection